tapijt — meaning in English

English meaning

• carpet noun A thick woven fabric covering used on floors.
• Rug noun A piece of thick fabric used to cover part of a floor.

Senses

tapijt is used for these senses in English:

• carpet A fabric used as a complete floor covering.
• carpet (figuratively) Any surface or cover resembling a carpet or fulfilling its function.
• carpet To lay carpet, or to have carpet installed, in an area.
• carpet (transitive) To substantially cover something, as a carpet does; to blanket something.
• rug A partial covering for a floor. [1624]

carpet — full definition

1. noun A thick woven fabric covering used on floors.
2. noun A thick layer of something covering a surface, resembling a carpet.
3. verb To cover a floor with carpet.
4. verb Informally, to scold someone severely.

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